Legal Opinion
Munkelwitz v. Hennepin County Welfare Department
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 7, 1968No. 40,748PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Otis, Justice.
This matter is before the court on a petition by the Hennepin County Welfare Department for a peremptory writ of mandamus to compel the district court to order at public expense a transcript of proceedings conducted under Minn. St. 260.231 which terminated the parental rights of an indigent. An alternative writ was issued on March 18, 1968. The only issue is whether the county is authorized to expend welfare funds for this purpose. We hold that it is.
Before the matter was adjudicated in juvenile court, a stipulation was entered between the welfare department and Mrs. Munkelwitz,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chambers v. District Court of Dubuque CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- In Re Application of County of Beltrami to Determine Settlement of JoyceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
- Jenswold v. St. Louis County Welfare BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Munkelwitz v. Hennepin County Welfare DepartmentSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re KarrenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
- Dawn Elaine Brown, by and Through Gayle (Brown) Marden, as Her Mother and Next Friend, Cross v. Dixie Herlong Chastain, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Dawn Elaine Brown, by and Through Gayle (Brown) Marden, as Her Mother and Next Friend, Cross v. Dixie Herlong Chastain, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969